Armenia national futsal team

Armenia
Nickname(s)Հավաքական Havakakan (Collective team)
AssociationFootball Federation
of Armenia
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArmenia Ruben Nazaretyan
FIFA codeARM
FIFA ranking45 (October 2023) [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Spain 17–1 Armenia 
(Ljubljana, Slovenia; 14 February 2000)
Biggest win
Armenia  11–0  Scotland
(Varna, Bulgaria; 08 April 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 20–1 Armenia 
(Litija, Slovenia; 17 February 2000)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0
AMF World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 1994)
Best resultFirst round, (1994) (forfeited)

The Armenia national futsal team (Armenian: Հայաստանի ֆուտզալի ազգային հավաքական) is managed by the Football Federation of Armenia, the governing body for futsal in Armenia and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships.

Competition history

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FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 Part of  Soviet Union - - - - - - -
Hong Kong 1992 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Spain 1996 - - - - - - -
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify Group B 5th place 5 1 0 4 9 58
Chinese Taipei 2004 Group 8 3rd place 2 0 0 2 4 14
Brazil 2008 Group 6 4th place 3 0 0 3 1 12
Thailand 2012 Group A 3rd place 3 1 2 0 8 4
Colombia 2016 Group D 4th place 3 0 0 3 6 9
Lithuania 2021 Group E 3rd place 3 1 0 2 6 10
Uzbekistan 2024 Group E 4th place 9 5 0 4 27 27
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 7/10 28 8 2 18 61 134
UEFA Futsal Euro record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1996 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
Spain 1999 - - - - - - -
Russia 2001 - - - - - - -
Italy 2003 Did not qualify Group D 4th place 3 0 0 3 5 13
Czech Republic 2005 Group A Runners-up 3 1 2 0 9 7
Portugal 2007 Group A 3rd place 3 1 0 2 10 13
Hungary 2010 Group B 3rd place 3 1 1 1 10 14
Croatia 2012 Group B 4th place 3 0 1 2 4 10
Belgium 2014 Group D Runners-up 3 1 1 1 4 7
Serbia 2016 Group 6 4th place 6 2 1 3 16 28
Slovenia 2018 Group C Runners-up 3 2 0 1 11 8
Netherlands 2022 Group 2 4th place 11 3 2 6 23 37
LatviaLithuania 2026 To be determined 2026 To be determined
Total 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/13 38 11 8 19 92 137

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up to the squad for the UEFA 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification matches against Portugal on 6 and 11 October 2023, respectively.[2][3]
Head coach: Ruben Nazaretyan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
3 1GK Luan Muller (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31) Spain Palma Futsal
19 1GK Albert Agadzhanov (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30) Russia MFK Sib-Tranzit

9 2DF Sargis Margaryan (1993-09-07) 7 September 1993 (age 31) Belarus Viten Orsha
13 2DF Artur Melkonyan (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33) Russia MFK Ukhta
21 2DF Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (2000-11-10) 10 November 2000 (age 24) Russia MFK NG
23 2DF Rodriguinho (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 35) Russia MFK Norilsk Nickel
22 2DF Artur Patatyan (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23) Armenia Yerevan FC

6 4FW Nikita Khromykh (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29) Russia MFK Torpedo
7 4FW Vladimir Sanosyan (captain) (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) Russia MFK Norilsk Nickel
8 4FW Denis Nevedrov (1994-04-06) 6 April 1994 (age 30) Russia MFK Tyumen
10 4FW João Guilherme (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 27) Russia Gazprom-Ugra Yugorsk
11 4FW Garegin Mashumyan (1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35) Armenia Leo Futsal
15 4FW Arseni Petrosyan (2003-06-14) 14 June 2003 (age 21) Russia MFK NG
18 4FW Rafik Melikyan (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) Armenia Yerevan FC
14 4FW Mihran Dermenjyan (1997-08-18) 18 August 1997 (age 27) Armenia Yerevan FC
20 4FW Vitinho (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 30) Czech Republic SK Plzeň

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Artyom ZakaryanPRE (1997-07-06) 6 July 1997 (age 27) Armenia Yerevan FC v.  Georgia, 15 September 2023
GK Artur Mkrtchyan (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 28) Armenia Yerevan FC v. Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH, 3 March 2023

DF Saro Galstyan (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) Armenia Leo Futsal v. Czech Republic Czech Rep., 12 October 2022
DF Gegham Tumbaryan (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 28) Armenia Yerevan FC v. Czech Republic Czech Rep., 12 October 2022

FW Felipe Paradynski (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) Russia MFK Ukhta v.  Finland, 20 September 2023
FW Lucas Rozenski (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32) Kazakhstan MFC Ayat v.  Finland, 20 September 2023
FW Júlio Zanotto (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) Russia MFK Norilsk Nickel v.  Finland, 20 September 2023

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Ֆուտզալի ազգային հավաքականը նախապատրաստվում է Պորտուգալիայի դեմ առաջիկա հանդիպումներին" (in Armenian). FFA. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Armenia Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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